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New insights into the formation of brown dwarfs
Astrophysicists have detected a special methane compound outside the solar system for the first time.
February 21, 2022 Read more
International Space Station: how Nasa plans to destroy it - and the dangers involved
Nasa has announced plans for the International Space Station (ISS) to be officially decommissioned in 2031. After dozens of launches since 1998 got the station up and into orbit, bringing it down will be a feat of its own - the risks are serious if things go wrong.
February 18, 2022 Read more
Spaceflight rewires cosmonauts' brains
Scientists looked at the brains of 12 cosmonauts just before and after their spaceflight, and found changes in the neural connections between several motor areas of the brain - changes which remained visible seven months after returning to Earth.
February 18, 2022 Read more
Earth's second Trojan asteroid confirmed
A new study has confirmed the existence of a second asteroid sharing Earth's orbit around the Sun. The asteroid is expected to remain in a stable orbit for the next 4 000 years.
February 17, 2022 Read more
What's inside a black hole? A physicist uses quantum computing, machine learning to find out
Dude, what if everything around us was just... a hologram? The thing is, it could be - and a physicist is using quantum computing and machine learning to better understand the idea, called holographic duality.
February 16, 2022 Read more
Supermassive black hole caught hiding in a ring of cosmic dust
Researchers have spotted a cloud of cosmic dust at the centre of a nearby galaxy hiding a supermassive black hole, a finding that confirms a 30 year old theory known as the Unified Model of Active Galactic Nuclei.
February 16, 2022 Read more
Scientists discover how galaxies can exist without dark matter
Astrophysicists discovered that when tiny galaxies collide with bigger ones, the bigger galaxies can strip the smaller galaxies of their dark matter.
February 14, 2022 Read more
Astronomers observe a rare stellar wedding
Astronomers encounter a new type of star with unusual properties - possibly two white dwarfs which have merged.
February 14, 2022 Read more
Distant galaxies and the true nature of dark matter
In conflict with the current prevailing theory used to describe the Universe, a new study suggests the existence of a direct interaction between the elementary particles that make up the dark matter halo and those that make up ordinary matter.
February 11, 2022 Read more
Quantum tech in space?
Scientists design remote monitoring system for inaccessible quantum devices.
February 11, 2022 Read more
Planetary bodies observed for first time in habitable zone of dead star
A ring of planetary debris studded with moon-sized structures has been observed orbiting close to a white dwarf star, hinting at a nearby planet in the 'habitable zone' where water and life could exist.
February 11, 2022 Read more
Chemical history of the Milky Way revealed by new catalog of tens of millions of stars
Scientists have published a new sample catalog of more than 24 million stars that can be used to decipher the chemical history of elements in the Milky Way Galaxy.
February 11, 2022 Read more
Scientists find clue to possible extraterrestrial origin of peptides
New research shows that not only amino acids, but also peptide chains, can be created under cosmic conditions. We may have to look not only to Earth but also more into space when researching the origin of life.
February 10, 2022 Read more
Future gravitational wave detector in space could uncover secrets of the Universe
New research has shown that future gravitational wave detections from space will be capable of finding new fundamental fields and potentially shed new light on unexplained aspects of the Universe.
February 10, 2022 Read more
New planet detected around star closest to the Sun
Astronomers have found evidence of another planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System. This candidate planet is the third detected in the system and the lightest yet discovered orbiting this star. At just a quarter of Earth's mass, the planet is also one of the lightest exoplanets ever found.
February 10, 2022 Read more
Predicting the efficiency of oxygen-evolving electrolysis on the Moon and Mars
Scientists provide more insight into the possibility of establishing a pathway to generate oxygen for humans to potentially call the Moon or Mars 'home' for extended periods of time.
February 8, 2022 Read more
Saturn's high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary aurorae
Space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fuelling huge planetary aurorae at Saturn.
February 8, 2022 Read more
How Mars lost its oceans
Experiments to simulate Mars' core may explain the loss of its magnetic field.
February 8, 2022 Read more